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As far as One-Shots go, Kemono no Joou was really great. If you want to read a moderately short story with some good plot elements and the makings of an excellent series, then this is for you. If you aren't down to feel bummed out that there won't be any more chapters of this great One-shot, then steer clear of this one.

Story-8
Alright, as far as storylines go this one was pretty great. The characters developed naturally, even though this was such a short piece. Now the story is that there are 12 entities that rule the world, and every 5 (or something) thousand years a ... new king is chosen out of those 12, but instead of fighting God V.S. God, Godzilla style, they use people who can actually see these gods to fight. Interesting, right? Albeit it does seem kinda dry when you get down to it, but the overall concept is pretty intriguing.

Art-9
Now, I'm no art critic, but the art style that this mangaka used was great, the characters popped, and the battle scene was fluid. Sure, there were s where the art style felt a bit, low brow, but overall I'd have to say that the art itself was great.

Characters-8
While they did develop throughout the One-Shot, they did still feel a bit two dimensional, and a bit conflicting, in the sense that some of the actions that the main character takes conflict with how she appears early on. While that in and of itself is not a bad thing, and is in fact welcomed by me, in this One-Shot it weighed down the story a little bit, not much but just barley noticeable. Of course, that is to be expected in a One-Shot, where the characters have very little time to introduce themselves to you and create a good first impression, which Kemono no Joou was just barely able to overcome.

Enjoyment-8
Gotta say, I did enjoy reading this One-Shot. I did wish that they would have serialized it, but like most manga it was axed before it had the chance to grow wings. I definitely would have enjoyed it more if there was more, and maybe I shouldn't say that the shortness of the story lowered my enjoyment of it, but it did and there is no helping that.

Overall 8-
Again, I have to say that this One-Shot, Kemono no Joou, was pretty great. Not a 10, nor a 9, but a solid 8. I enjoyed reading it, the art was fluid, the characters weren't stellar but they were rather good, and the story had some promising elements, but was cut down in it's infancy.